The Highland Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Jersey Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Highland picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Carlyle by a score of 59-46.
Meanwhile, Jersey was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 51-50 to Cahokia.
Jersey has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
Highland strolled past Jersey in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 70-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jersey's Abe Kribs, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Highland still be able to contain Kribs? There's only one way to find out.
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